Brush and mop holder.



No. 635,333. Patented Oct. 24, I899.

W. D. MARTIN. 4

BRUSH AND MOB HOLDER.

(Application filed Aug. 30, 189B.)

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WILLIAM D. MARTIN, or WARSAW; NEwYonK.

BRUSH'AND MOPTHOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 635,333, dated October24, 1899.

Application filed August 3 0,1 89 8.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM D. MARTIN, residing at Warsaw, in the countyof Wyoming and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Brushes and Mops, t which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to Et'lllOI) and scrub-' brush constructed to beattached toa single handle, but in such manner that the brush may bedetached and used separately.

The object of the invention is to cause the mop-frame to bind the brushin place on the handle or to release thesame, also to produce frame orholder in holding position and mop turned back. Fig. is a brokendetailsection of handle and connections.

The numeral 1 represents a handle, preferably of wood, such as is usualin mop-handles. A metallic cap or ferrule 2 is secured to the end ofthis handle, and the fixed bar 3 of the mop head or holder passesthrough this cap 2 and through a slot 8, cut transversely across the endof the handle 1, and is held by the cap so that the bar may rock on itsaxis, but may not be removed from the handle. The slot across the end ofthe handle 1 is to prevent undue strain upon the cap 2 when the mop iswrung. The bar 3 has loops 4 4, one at each end.

The mop-head and brush-holder are preferably of wirebent to about theform indicated in the drawings. The clamp-bar 5 of the mophead extendsparallel with bar 3 and then, by right-angled bends, extends through theloops 4, and the bar terminates in loops 6 6.

The yoke or straining-bar of the mop-head consists of a piece ofspring-wire with a central bow 8, which is held to the handle 1 byastaple 9, so as to rock in said staple. This Serial No. 689,831. (Nomodel.)

staple 9 is attached to the handle by a hole bored through the handle ata suitable distance from the end, the staple being driven throughandclenched on the other side to prevent pulling out. The thicker theniop the greater the strain on the staple 9. An ordinary staple pullsout easily. The bow 8 is of such length as to loosely surround one-halfof the handle when turned as in Fig. 4. The Wire of the bow then extendsfrom the bow about parallel to the turned-up ends of bar 5, as at "11,and thence turns outward and is looped-into loops (5, as indicated at10. The bars'll are connected by a second how 12 aboutparallel with how8 and having its ends looped around the wires 11, the central partsurround the handlel when turned in proper position. The bow 1O 11 thusacts bothas a lever to restore the parts to place and as a spring tohold the mop firmly. v

The bars 11 may be swung out, as in Fig. 3, the how 8 turning in staple9 and the bar 3 rocking on its axis. This permits the clampbar 5 toslide through the loops at the ends of bar 3, so that a mop-cloth 16maybe entered between the parallel bars 3 and 5. When the bars 11 areswung upward, as in Fig. 4, the bars 3 and 5 are drawn close together,the bars 11 being then parallel with handle 1 or nearly so, and themop-cloth being thus held firmly between said bars by bars 11 drawingupward on bars 5.

The outward swing of bars 11, as in Fig. 3, unlocks the mop-head, as thebars 11 no longer lie parallel with handle 1, and permits acertainfreedom of movement to parallel bars 5 through loops of rod 3. Bow 12,resting against handle 1, stops the swing of bars 11 when the parts arein line to clamp the cloth firmly in the mop-head. The mop-cloth maythus be clamped in the mop-head, and When not desired to be used thecloth may be turned up and will be held between the how 12 andmop-handle.

The brush 20 is a usual form' of scrub-brush. To the back of this brusha wire bail or holder 21 is attached, the central part of this bail orholder being bent into form of a ring 22-of such size as tolooselysurround the handle 1. From the ring 22 the wire extends outwardparallel with the brush-back, as at 21. The

of said bow 12 being curved, so as to partly wire then turns toward thebrush-back and from near the brush-back projects backward or upward in areflex bend and thence turns down and is secured to the brush back,which it may enter and to which it is held by staples 26 or by othersuitable fastening.

When the mop-holder is swung out, as in Fig. 3, the ring 22 may beslipped on the bandle, and the brush may be swung below the end of thehandle 1, the parallel bars 3 5 of the mop extending into the bend ofbars 23. Then by swinging the mop-bars 11 back, as in Fig. i, the bow 12of the mop-holder will lie directly below the ring of the brush-holder,while the clamp-bars 3 5 of the mop lie in the bends 24 of thebrush-holder. The brush is thus held firmly to the mop-head, as in Figs.1 and 4;. The cloth of the mop is omitted in Fig. 1 and need not bepresent when the brush is used on the mop-handle; but whether themop-cloth is present or not the brush canbe firmly held to the mop-headwhen constructed and arranged as described, or the brush may be entirelyremoved, as in Fig. 2, and the brush and mop can then be usedseparately. The binding of the detachable brush-holder to the mop-handleby means of the connection of the mop-head I believe to be a new andimproved construction, although I am aware that a combined mop andscrub-brush is not new.

\Vhat I claim is- 1. In a mop-holder, the handle, parallel clamping-barsone of which is connected to the handle so as to rock on its axis, andthe bow-piece pivoted to the handle and having arms or'bars in positionto lie parallel with the handle and connected to the other clamping-bar,and a bracebow connecting the sides of said bow-piece, all combined.

2. In' a mop and brush holder, themophead extending across the handle,the brushhead having a bail or holder thereon, said bail having a ringsurrounding the mophandle, and a return-bend within which the mop-headfits when applied as described and means for holding the mop-head.within the return-bend, all combined substantially as stated.

3. The scrub-brush having a wire holder with a central ring to receivethe handle of a mop, and a return-bend in which a mophead may lie,substantially as described.

4. The mop-handle having a cross-slot in its end, the perforatedmetallic cap secured at the end of said handle, the fixed bar of the mophead passing through the holes in the cap and through said slot in thehandle, and having loops as described, and the clampbar and connectionsarranged relatively to the fixed bar, substantially as described.

5. The wooden mop-handle, the metallic cap secured to said handle, andthe fixed bar of the mop-head passing through said cap, and having loopsat each end, the movable bar of the mop-head having right-angled bendswhich extend through the loops in said fixed bar, and having loops atthe ends of said bends, and the yoke orstrainingbar consisting of aspring-wire with a central bow which is pivoted to the handle, the endsof said spring-wire extending outward, then parallel with theright-angled bends of the movable bar, then out, and looped into theloops of the movable bar of the mop-head, and a cross-wire for retainingsaid straining-bar in straining position, all combined substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM D. MARTIN.

Witnesses:

'1. DE LANOEY AGAR, E. M. THOMAS.

